Where does “fünfundsiebzigste” come from?

fünfundsiebzigste (German) comes from German fünfundsiebzig, from German und, from Middle High German unde, from Old High German unti, from Proto-Germanic andi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.

fünfundsiebzigste (German): seventy-fifth

Definitions

  1. seventy-fifth

Ancestry of “fünfundsiebzigste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfünfundsiebzigseventy-five
2Germanundand; so?, now?, and?
3Middle High Germanunde—
4Old High Germanuntiand
5Proto-Germanicandiin addition, furthermore, and
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →